(SNP092) Lena Meadows interviewed by Dorothy Noble Smith, transcribed by Peggy C. Bradley

Authors

Lena T. Meadows

Files

Interviewee

Meadows, Lena T

Identifier

SNP092

Format

1 audio file (running time: 01:03:36)

Interview Number

SNP-92

Date of Interview

12-8-1977

Description

Records an interview with Lena Meadows, (née Taylor), who lived near Jollet Hollow, in Page County, Virginia, prior to the advent of Shenandoah National Park. Describes daily life in the mountains, including local agriculture, livestock and food preservation, as well as important cash crops, such as apples, chestnuts, and moonshine. Recalls popular community activities, including storytelling, quilting parties and apple butter boilings.

Rights

The copyright interests in this collection have been transferred to the James Madison University Special Collections Library. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library Reference Desk (library-special@jmu.edu).

Personal Names

Meadows, Lena T, (Vasalena Taylor), 1902-1979, Interviews

Family Names

Meadows family; Taylor family

Subjects

Mountain people -- Blue Ridge Mountains -- Social life and customs; Mountain people -- Virginia -- Shenandoah National Park -- Social life and customs; Farm life -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Country life -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Agriculture -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Food habits -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Canning and preserving – History; Cookery – Virginia; Folklore -- Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.) – History; Holidays -- Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.) – History; Distilling, Illicit – Virginia; Bark peeling -- Virginia -- Page County – History.

Place Names

Blue Ridge Mountains -- Economic conditions; Jollett Hollow (Va.) – History; Page County (Va.) – History; Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.) -- Manners and customs; Shenandoah National Park (Va.) -- History, Local.

Interviewer

Smith, Dorothy Noble, 1915-1999

Transcriber

Bradley, Peggy C.

Collection Title

Shenandoah National Park oral history collection

Collection Number

SdArch SNP

Recommended Citation

Lena T. Meadows interviewed by Dorothy Noble Smith, December 8, 1977, SdArch SNP-92, Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection, 1964-1999, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University

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